"It was in the basement coming through the toilets and the front and back drain outside."

The downpour dropped a lot of rain in a short amount of time. Cars flooded, people were trying to get home in knee deep water and folks even driving through dangerous high water levels.

Residents have been through this many times before.
One neighbor says their basement flooded in August of 2010.
Another neighbor, Teres Boone says "This was nasty and it was bad but not as bad as 2002."

So when it pours it's what keeps Ryan up at night.
"I start pacing. Every 5 minutes I go downstairs to check on the water. It's not that we've been through this. It's knowing we'll go through it again."

DDOT Director Terry Bellamy says, "When you get that much water that fast, a traditional system won't be able to handle it so we are working on it. "

Relief is coming to these century old pipes.

The DC Water And Sewage Authority is working on a multi-billion dollar combined sewage overflow plan called the Clean Rivers Project.

Huge tunnels and storage tanks are being built right now. 26 foot pipes are planned to handle storms like these.

But the completion date isn't set until 2025. So until then, Ryan Eades may continue his sleepless nights when it rains.